Fortifications

A player building a wooden barrier fortification during the Open Beta

Fortifications are a new gameplay feature introduced in Battlefield V. Fortifications allow players to construct their own structures during matches by utilizing a toolbox. This allows cover or obstacles to be created and change the flow of maps. Each class can construct the standard defensive fortifications, but the Support kit can also construct offensive fortifications as well as build at a faster rate. This is further enhanced with the Engineer Combat Role.

Fortifications are neutral objects and thus can be built or used by either faction. Each fortification takes a different amount of time to construct. The time is decreased if multiple players are building the same fortification. The Advanced Toolbox is carried by the Support kit and only differs from the normal toolbox by allowing fortifications to be built twice as fast as well as allowing players to repair vehicles with the blowtorch. Tanker and Pilot kits are also able to repair vehicles with the toolbox but can only build fortifications at the normal rate.

Fortifications may only be constructed at certain locations on a map. These locations change depending on what gamemode is being played. Positions are indicated on the minimap, and shown in outline with a hammer icon when the toolbox is actively equipped. Unbuilt fortifications are highlighted in a transparent white and are only visible to those who have toolboxes equipped. If a player or vehicle lies on top of a fortification once it has been built, it will be highlighted in a transparent red. The fortification will only be completed and physically present once the obstruction has moved. Some fortifications require multiple steps in order unlock additional fortifications. For example, a bridge will need to be destroyed first in order to build a new bridge. The bridge will then require its railing, frames, and platform to be built separately before the bridge is complete.

Both helping the building process and completing fortifications within a friendly-held capture area awards a small amount of objective points, and may satisfy certain assignments. If a teammate gets a kill while using a constructed fortification to support their Bipod, the player who constructed it will be awarded a Mounted Cover Kill Assist bonus.

Fortifications can only be destroyed using explosives or vehicles, and will resist most other projectiles. The toolbox cannot be used to attack enemy players or vehicles, nor used to dismantle standing fortifications. Some partially demolished fortifications can be replaced anew, while some others like the anti-tank obstacle can only be built once.

Toolbox

Build Tool
Kit	All kits
Inventory slot	Toolbox
Effects
Special feature	Allows user to construct fortifications
Damage	50 (80 headshot)

The Build Tool is a gadget carried by all classes and is used to build fortifications. When equipped by a player, the tool being used will change based on the contextual action the player intends to perform, ranging from a hammer for constructing wooden objects or driving barbed wire posts, a Wrench when constructing metal objects, a Shovel when digging earthworks, or a sandbag when building up sandbag walls.

The tools have no effect when away from a fortification, and cannot normally be used to injure opponents. The Support, Tanker, and Pilot kits also carry a Repair Tool with which they can restore damaged vehicles.

List of Fortifications

Note: The Advanced toolbox reduces time to build by half for all fortifications.

Defensive

Image	Name	Requirements	Time To Build
	Wooden Wall (Small)	Hammer May be built on the ground or in buildings. They may also be built inside buildings the top of a flight of stairs or if an exterior wall is destroyed.	2 Seconds
	Wooden Wall (Large)	Hammer May be built on the ground around objectives.	3 Seconds
	Wooden Wall	Hammer Only found on Wake Island. May be built around A Flag at construction site.	3 Seconds
	Firing Step	Hammer May be built behind sandbags, inside trenches, or beside windows.	2 seconds
	Wooden Barrier	Hammer May be built in front of doorways or inside buildings if an exterior wall is destroyed.	3 Seconds
	Log Barrier	Hammer May be built around objectives on Solomon Islands. Blocks the path of tanks.	3 Seconds
	Walkway (Short)	Hammer May be placed to reach the bridge on Rotterdam, the ruins on Hamada, or the rooftops of Marita.	2 Seconds
	Walkway (Long)	Hammer May be placed to reach the rooftops of Marita.	3 Seconds
	Floating Walkway	Hammer Appears on Solomon Islands. Allow for easy traversal across waterways. To cross a waterway, several have to be built adjacent to one another.
	Trench Ladder	Hammer Acts similarly to a Walkway. Found only on Arras.	2 Seconds
	Ladder	Hammer May be placed to reach higher levels on structures such as in Devastation or Al Sundan.	2 Seconds
	Stairs	Hammer May be built around objective A on Wake Island.	4 Seconds
	Window Boards	Hammer May be placed on any window in a building. They can also be placed on some buildings with destroyed exterior walls if the window sill is still intact.	2 Seconds
	Barbed Wire	Hammer May be built around other fortifications and cannot be vaulted over.	3 Seconds
	Barbed Wire Fence	Hammer Only available on Pacific Storm. May be built around other fortifications and cannot be vaulted over.	3 Seconds
	Supply Stations	Hammer May only be built at objectives and can be used by both factions.	4 Seconds
	Battle Pickup Station	Hammer Only available on Iwo Jima, Pacific Storm, and Wake Island. May only be built at objectives and can be used by both factions.	4 Seconds
	Car Barricade	Hammer Only appears on Devastation and Provence. Consists of an upturned automobile reinforced with sandbags. Can usually be built near other wrecked cars.	2 Seconds
	Watch Tower	Hammer Only appears on Pacific Storm. Overlooks area once constructed and may be climbed.	8 Seconds
	Wooden Bridge	Hammer May only be built on destroyed bridges. Only used on Arras, Twisted Steel, and Pacific Storm.	8 Seconds
	Suspension Bridge	Hammer May only be built on Marita in the small ravine on the west side of the map.	8 Seconds
	Sandbags (Small)	Sandbag May be placed on the ground. They can also be placed on dirt barriers, foxholes, or trenches if the latter is built first. May only be placed in buildings if an exterior wall is destroyed.	2 Seconds
	Sandbags (Large)	Sandbag May be placed on the ground. They can also be placed in buildings if destroyed to supplement walls.	3 seconds
	Sandbags (DFP)	Sandbag May be placed on the ground. The top portion may only be built once the bottom portion has been built.	2 Seconds
	Dirt Barrier	Shovel May be placed on the ground. They are automatically built when constructing foxholes or trenches. They allow sandbags to be built on top once completed.	3 Seconds
	Snow Barrier	Shovel Replaces dirt barriers on Narvik and Fjell 652 and may be placed on the ground. They are automatically built when constructing foxholes or trenches. They allow sandbags to be built on top once completed.	3 Seconds
	Foxhole	Shovel Dug in the ground, creating either snow or dirt barriers. Sandbags may be placed on it once the foxhole has been built.	4 Seconds
	Trench	Shovel May be built in open areas. Trenches features multiple sections which must be dug separately. Once dug sandbags and wooden boxes may be built on them.	4 Seconds
	Dragon's Teeth	Trowel Only found on Hamada, Iwo Jima, and Pacific Storm.	3 Seconds
	Anti-Tank Cube	Trowel Only found on Wake Island. May be built on routes to block enemy vehicles.	3 Seconds
	Tank Blocker	Wrench Only found on Arras and Al Sundan. May be built around objectives.	3 Seconds
	Hedgehog	Wrench May be built on roads or pathways.	3 Seconds
	Steel Bridge	Wrench and Hammer May only be built on destroyed bridges. Only available on urban maps as well as Hamada. Requires railing, two frames, and six boards to be built sequentially in order to complete the bridge. Only wooden boards are able to be destroyed once a bridge is built.	Railing - 8 Seconds Frame - 3 Seconds Boards - 2 Seconds

Offensive

Image	Name	Requirements	Time To Build
	Machine Gun Vickers (UK)MG 34 (GER)M2 HMG (US)Type 93 (JP)	Wrench Requires advanced toolkit. Can typically be found around objectives or high traffic pathways.	2 Seconds
	AT Gun 6 Pounder (UK, US, JP)Pak 40 (GER)	Wrench Requires advanced toolkit. Can typically be found around objectives or high traffic pathways.	4 Seconds
	AA GunFlak 38 (GER)40mm AA (UK , US, JP)	Wrench Requires advanced toolkit. Only available on maps with aircraft. Can typically be found around objectives or high traffic pathways.	4 Seconds
	Mortar	Wrench Appears on the Riverside Guns mission of Combined Arms. Non-functional, can only be rebuilt once destroyed.	2 Seconds

Objectives

Image	Name	Requirements	Time To Build
	Radio Tower (Level 1)	Available in Outpost on Arras or Mercury. Upgraded version of Radio Tower level 0. Captures objective for team once built.	12 Seconds
	Radio Tower (Level 2)	Upgraded version of Radio Tower level 1	24 Seconds
	Radio Tower (Level 3)	Upgraded version of Radio Tower level 2	36 Seconds

Other

Image	Name	Requirements	Time To Build
	Snowman	Shovel Can be built on Narvik next to a yellow house, north of the A Flag and Fjell 652 near the E flag. It can also be built on Wake Island near the A flag and next to the commemorative plaque easter egg on the southeast corner of the island.	8 Seconds
	Stairway	Hammer Available on the Practice Range as an easter egg. Requires four players to stand on four plates around the range. This will allow players to start building stairways into the sky. Functioning as a puzzle, multiple paths can be built but only one will be correct. At taller heights, V-1 Rockets and other explosives will start to be fired at players. After a certain amount of time has passed, lower stairways will begin to deteriorate and disappear.	10 Seconds (Each)

Gallery

The Advanced Toolbox carried by the Support kit.

An unbuilt Hedgehog fortification

An incomplete fortification awaiting for the player to move in order to complete.

Trivia

• The time to build for all fortifications was cut in half with the release of update 5.0 on October 29, 2019.
• Offensive fortifications cannot be towed.
• When idle with a toolbox, the player's third-person model shows them holding only a hammer for infantry class. Tankers and Pilots will hold the Repair Tool instead.

• The Snowman was originally located at the A flag and other positions on Narvik during the Open Beta. The release of the game saw the reduction to only one snowman on Narvik. After the Overture update , the location changed to its current position.
• In the rare circumstance where a player can "attack" an enemy with the toolkit (by catching them against an unbuilt fortification), it inflicts 50 damage, similar to the Repair Hammer from Battlefield 1.